When Tim and Rita Short started Sawnee Drug Co., the average prescription cost was about $15, while today it’s more than $70. That’s just one of many things that have changed in the 25 years since the pharmacy opened its doors on Hwy. 20 near the Cherokee County line. “Forsyth County was a lot different back then,” said Tim Short, a pharmacist who has worked in the drug store business since he was 14.